TITLED PLAYWRIGHT'S DEBUT.; London Audience Sees "Lauval," the Work of Lord Howard de Walden. BERTA MORENA BETTER. Metropolitan Soprano Recuperating at the Home of Otto H. Kahn.

LONDON, May 14. -- Lord Howard de Walden, the present occupant by inheritance from his father of the London estates of the fifth Duke of Portland, a property which entered into the famous Druce claim, has joined the ranks of London playwrights. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on May 15, 1908, on Page 9 of the New York edition with the headline: TITLED PLAYWRIGHT'S DEBUT.; London Audience Sees "Lauval," the Work of Lord Howard de Walden. BERTA MORENA BETTER. Metropolitan Soprano Recuperating at the Home of Otto H. Kahn. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe